Hello my friends,
It seems as if it has been a lifetime since blogging however only merely short of a month........I was on a little break to focus on cleansing my heart out yet again and was not planning on blogging this soon however the Lord had a bit of a different plan. I have to say I battle with a strong will inside more than I care to admit and as I heard Pastor say in a sermon recently about when left to ourselves, "if we are left undone even for a moment we are misrable human beings wicked to the very core"; wow not a sight I want to envision. Let me explain I have been in a season of forgetfulness and had taken my eyes off the Lord and onto self for a short time in which also seemed like a lifetime I'd say for about 2 months now in which I was in a wicked state. I had taken eyes off the Lord and onto a couple of my life circumstances and because of that not truly having that real fellowship with the Lord and it was a dangerous place to be in. The Lord over this weekend through a sis in Christ as well as hours in His word, has shown me many things almost to the point of being overwhelmed .....however He does only allow what we can handle so I know it was just what I needed at the time. FIRST He showed me I had been lying to myself this whole time about dealing with a serious issue in my life and in order for Him to use me in the mighty way The very way I had been praying to be used this would HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH I however had been in denial for sometime now. He had sent sister's in my path to speak to me about it and used other circumstances and everytime I said it was all good and it really wasn't or I would put a wall of protection around me in fear of being judged or admitting I was a mess how can I be used if I am in a mess??? The real truth though is we are "ALL" a mess if left to ourselves and take our focus off of the Lord Jesus you see HE IS STRENGTHENED IN OUR WEAKNESSES so the fact that we are weak shows our very need for Jesus in our day to day lives. I had needed (as we all do) to fix my eyes and hope upon Jesus no matter what or how hard the circumstances ,
life has purpose and meaning yet only in Christ not in my flesh. The Lord has promised to keep watch on us always as a shepherd cares for his sheep(Matt.28:20;John 10:14) Through our troubled times by the power of the HOLY SPIRIT these circumstances become opportunities
to learn more about God's faithfulness, draw on His strength, and experience personal growth woohoo.......
I want all those things. Here is the big one we need to resist our former lifestyle, when trouble comes it is tempting to revert to ungodly habits or to take up new ones (in which was my case)
In these seasons of life , Satan will encourage us to pursue any path that leads away from the Lord in my case it was denial of the real matter at hand. I needed to remember I am a NEW CREATION whose lifestyle is to match my position as a child of God not of this world. Next thing
that has been revealed to me over this weekend is that we need (starting with myself) to make holiness our main goal, being "holy" or set apart begins with :
GIVING UP CONTROL OVER THINGS IN OUR LIVES AND ALLOWING THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GUIDE AND DIRECT OUR PATHS IN EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES NOT MOST,
WE MUST SUBMIT TO HIM AND WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CONDITIONS. NOW this one knocked me back a few feet .....you see for the most part I have been pretty obedient in most areas of my life wow that is what I was getting tripped up on God wants every area to be given to Him and I up until now wasnt willing I held on to an area where I thought I could control it and the other circumstance being in my marriage I was being soooooo VERY SELFISH and doing things out of expectance and with conditions scary place to be trust me I just have learned this lesson THE VERY HARD WAY . Taking control of what is God's (which is my very life and all within it) and not my own is sin it had me focusing on self which is idolatry YIKES. We all want the FULLNESS of what the Lord has for us and unless we focus always upon Him we will not be blessed with that fullness and then we are robbed of our true joy in which is found in Christ alone. As I am coming out of this season in which has been very difficult I KNOW I HAVE BEEN RESTORED back to the Lord I have been so blessed that we serve a God who if He sees fit will bring us out of our trials just as soon as we put our focus back where it belongs. You see my friends He has given us free will and we wake up daily and it is up to us to choose whom we will serve will it be PICKING UP OUR CROSSES AND FOLLOWING AFTER HIM OR will it be to choose self and the things of this world which in essence following Satan????? I dont know about you but as for me and my house we shall choose this day and every day here after to Follow the Lord I WILL NO LONGER SERVE MY FLESH may I decrease that He may increase..........
If we are given to the Lord with the right heart , willingly and cheerfully, the results will be that we will always have everything we need. we will have all sufficiency in ALL THINGS.
words by: Chuck Smith off of the verse 2 cor.9:8
we need to trust in God alone ......trusting in ourselves is an invitation to have Satan enter in and start to destroy our lives and once we allow this it is a very fast downward spiral to destruction in all areas of life our own lives,those around us such as family, friends, our ministries the very things God has blessed us with and I know for me personally I dont want that to even be an option so I choose Jesus. I am thankful for the body of Christ and for the wonderful sister's the Lord has placed in my life to love me, befriend me, listen to me, iron in which to sharpen my iron, to rebuke me when needed in love, to be about their Father's business THANK YOU you know whom you are and your prayers and encouragement and love and rebukes have meant so much to me and am so blessed we serve together in a church where restoration is a priority.
I DO ASK YOU TO ALL PRAY EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I HAVE BEEN RESTORED , I ALSO KNOW THE ENEMY WANTS TO STOP THAT ....... WHILE STRUGGLES AND TRIALS WILL INDEED STILL COME MY WAY AS THEY ARE APART OF EVERYDAY LIFE I KNOW I AM NOT TO BE OVERCOME BY THEM AND NOT TO LOOSE SIGHT AND KEEP FOCUSED REMAINING ON CHRIST ALONE TO SEE ME THROUGH THEM ONE DAY AT A TIME.
MAY WE FIND HOPE IN OUR LORD THIS DAY AND AS THE THRU THE WORD SAID TODAY IN CHAPTER 10:5 b may we "bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ" as hard as our days may seem may we daily hour by hour minute by minute hold every thought captive and choose to pick up our crosses and follow hard after Him and not the things of this world in which are but only for a moment. God bless you all
Until Next Time,
Your Sis in Christ,
Cindy
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
The Mom You're Meant to Be..................
Hello it has been a while I know please forgive me I have been very busy then again who hasn't lol?? I have to allow the Lord to do a work in me and then await His timing and as He leads then and only then do I share, so that has been another reason for the delays please forgive me this one is a long one lots to say.
So as the title said ,"The Mom You're Meant to Be" that as some of you know is the title to the once a month mom's bible study book in which we were able to get last night . I have to say it is a fabulous book I didnt want to put it down however my husband insisted on me getting SOME SLEEP ummmmmmmmmmm I said whats sleep lol??? The title says it all for me that is what I long for..... to be the mom God has meant or intended or created me to be I have to say though I fall so short so many times. I hear all the time lately how do you do it, you are great, you rock, you are such a good mom, and on and on and I have to say THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR NICE KIND ENCOURAGING WORDS however I am a mom just like you. I have times I look to the Lord and say why me Lord I cant handle 1 child right now let alone 7 what were you thinking of course He reminds me He doesnt give me more than I can handle THANK YOU JESUS AND I know that however there are those days I wonder if I can handle another second!!! My husband was a one and only child and I only had a sister we both came from non-christian homes
and we truly learn as we go and when the Lord blessed us with each new baby we finally said to each other "WOW WE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS" but the Lord gets you through thank goodness. My husband and I fail often and our prayer has always been this; Father as we fail because we know we will, may You come in and fill those gaps ,and Father where we lacked in love and discipline today please fill those gaps as well Jesus name amen. For me I am trying to tackle many seasons at once it is very difficult at times I still have a little toddler, a 5 and 6 year old, the two elementary age boys 8,and 10, then the dreaded teen years my 13 year old boy and my 14 year old daughter both very different and each have very different challenges and strengths. For us one of the hardest things too is having kids all over the board as far as behavior and issues and learning that EVERY CHILD IS VERY UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT THAN THE NEXT no two children have the same make up they are each seperatly and fearfully,wonderfully made by our awesome Creator. I think another REAL important thing (in which I had to learn the hard way) is to remember to NOT COMPARE our kiddo's to each other or with friends and their children. We all have different situations in life we have no idea what goes on in some peoples homes and lives as well as all of our kids have different temperments and ways of doing things. I am finally starting to understand each of my children's uniqueness and differences and finding joy in them. The third chapter in the book is Dont put off Joy......... I love this one cause we do so many times say wait to have fun or enjoy time with our kids cause we have to clean ,or do this and that ,or go here and there, next thing we know as was said in the group that night our kids are grown and out of the house and now have no time for us.
I know we are approaching a very busy time of year for many of us and it is not only busy this year but also stressful this year as many are in financial difficulties and so much uncertainties lurking in the back of minds I urge all of us to take deep breath and SLOW DOWN THIS SEASON put your trust in the Lord and take moments to be with your kids I THINK WE TEND TO GET SO CAUGHT UP IN HOLIDAY PARTIES AND GOING HERE AND THERE AND BEFORE WE KNOW IT THE SEASONS HAVE PASSED AND I CANT REMEMBER A FUN MOMENT I SPENT WITH KIDS HOW SAD IS THAT???? I believe the parties are fine however not at the expense of family time. In all honesty we are not even promised tomorrow and with the uncertainty of our times this could very well be our last Christmas with our families as we know it now( not a prediction just a thought because our time is unknown) in the book in chapter 5 it speaks of people being more important than things which is a good reminder to those of us with the financial struggles the time with our families is more precious and priceless than any gift we could place under that tree. Now I will let you into my childrens lives (just a little) and share with you their temperments and issues:
Alisha is my 14 1/2 year old 9th grader whom is entering young womenhood and the issues we endure in doing so please pray for this. She also is very stubborn and has hardened heart to a few things I pray her personal walk grows and she becomes more in the image of God. She was the first our growing experience all trial and error more error than not she is however not ruined and still teachable.
Ian our 13 year old whom didn't start talking until 5 and still has challenges as he was given the label of being slightly autistic on the very wide spectum now he reads from the bible and shares the good news in an old folks home and blesses many I never would have thought that I thought my child would never speak.
Matthew our 10 year old the child whom has to have the last word and is very stubborn he has the gift of art and drawing I love that , he also has the mind of his father when it comes to computers he was born knowing what to do seriously lol ............................
Noah our 8 year old very smart above average on test scores however he is my strong willed child yet can be so loving and sweet he also loves our holiday traditions all of them and always makes sure we do them as close to those traditions as possible every year after year.
Then there is our Daniel our 6 year old whom has just recently been confirmed to also having austism and is low on the spectrum charts as well however does indeed have it. He also learned to talk late and is still trying to learn to read yet doing very well lots better. I have to say though
he is a sandpaper child and one day I shall share more he loves Jesus already though.
Then there is Joshua our 5 year old yes these two are the closest in age which makes for some difficulties for sure, He is precious yet also a sandpaper child. His brother and he fight alot due to being so close in age. He is so sweet though and is awesome big brother to next in line Bella he also always tries hard to get everyones attention and be funny and cute all the time.
Last yet not least of the clane is our IsaBella 3 1/2 year old princess the one I pray I will mess up on the least because of many lessons already learned oh please Lord. she is a handful she is so smart and always learning quickly (because she wants to do as sliblings do) she is my little sponge right now so I pray I don't waste these important opportunities with busyness. They all have different learning styles as well which is good to know so you can help strengthen those areas and encourage them. I think the biggest thing I am learing and have been learning over the years is not to compare to never lose sight that they are HIS not mine and I am not promised the length of time I am able to spend with them so I want to make the best of everyday as if it were the last we just never know when it may very well be our last. Also to remain teachable as a mom and never pridefully think I have all the answers (I so do not)
to know as each season brings changes some joyful some hardships to remain on bended knee
I have to admit earlier this week when my two boys (8 and 10 year olds) had the day from down under I had my guards down not expecting that to occur and it totally through me for a loop ,made me dig deep and get honest when was the last time you prayed really prayed in detail for these two in paticular I have to say I was convicted and guilty. It also reminded me that because we are doing this study as mom's SATAN will attack and make us feel less than capable mother's so let's be prepared for that and remember to stay armored up. God Bless you all and may He multiply our efforts as mom's in every season we may find ourselves in today.
Until next time,
Cindy
"train your child in the way he shall go and when he is old he shall not depart from it."
prov.22:6
So as the title said ,"The Mom You're Meant to Be" that as some of you know is the title to the once a month mom's bible study book in which we were able to get last night . I have to say it is a fabulous book I didnt want to put it down however my husband insisted on me getting SOME SLEEP ummmmmmmmmmm I said whats sleep lol??? The title says it all for me that is what I long for..... to be the mom God has meant or intended or created me to be I have to say though I fall so short so many times. I hear all the time lately how do you do it, you are great, you rock, you are such a good mom, and on and on and I have to say THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR NICE KIND ENCOURAGING WORDS however I am a mom just like you. I have times I look to the Lord and say why me Lord I cant handle 1 child right now let alone 7 what were you thinking of course He reminds me He doesnt give me more than I can handle THANK YOU JESUS AND I know that however there are those days I wonder if I can handle another second!!! My husband was a one and only child and I only had a sister we both came from non-christian homes
and we truly learn as we go and when the Lord blessed us with each new baby we finally said to each other "WOW WE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS" but the Lord gets you through thank goodness. My husband and I fail often and our prayer has always been this; Father as we fail because we know we will, may You come in and fill those gaps ,and Father where we lacked in love and discipline today please fill those gaps as well Jesus name amen. For me I am trying to tackle many seasons at once it is very difficult at times I still have a little toddler, a 5 and 6 year old, the two elementary age boys 8,and 10, then the dreaded teen years my 13 year old boy and my 14 year old daughter both very different and each have very different challenges and strengths. For us one of the hardest things too is having kids all over the board as far as behavior and issues and learning that EVERY CHILD IS VERY UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT THAN THE NEXT no two children have the same make up they are each seperatly and fearfully,wonderfully made by our awesome Creator. I think another REAL important thing (in which I had to learn the hard way) is to remember to NOT COMPARE our kiddo's to each other or with friends and their children. We all have different situations in life we have no idea what goes on in some peoples homes and lives as well as all of our kids have different temperments and ways of doing things. I am finally starting to understand each of my children's uniqueness and differences and finding joy in them. The third chapter in the book is Dont put off Joy......... I love this one cause we do so many times say wait to have fun or enjoy time with our kids cause we have to clean ,or do this and that ,or go here and there, next thing we know as was said in the group that night our kids are grown and out of the house and now have no time for us.
I know we are approaching a very busy time of year for many of us and it is not only busy this year but also stressful this year as many are in financial difficulties and so much uncertainties lurking in the back of minds I urge all of us to take deep breath and SLOW DOWN THIS SEASON put your trust in the Lord and take moments to be with your kids I THINK WE TEND TO GET SO CAUGHT UP IN HOLIDAY PARTIES AND GOING HERE AND THERE AND BEFORE WE KNOW IT THE SEASONS HAVE PASSED AND I CANT REMEMBER A FUN MOMENT I SPENT WITH KIDS HOW SAD IS THAT???? I believe the parties are fine however not at the expense of family time. In all honesty we are not even promised tomorrow and with the uncertainty of our times this could very well be our last Christmas with our families as we know it now( not a prediction just a thought because our time is unknown) in the book in chapter 5 it speaks of people being more important than things which is a good reminder to those of us with the financial struggles the time with our families is more precious and priceless than any gift we could place under that tree. Now I will let you into my childrens lives (just a little) and share with you their temperments and issues:
Alisha is my 14 1/2 year old 9th grader whom is entering young womenhood and the issues we endure in doing so please pray for this. She also is very stubborn and has hardened heart to a few things I pray her personal walk grows and she becomes more in the image of God. She was the first our growing experience all trial and error more error than not she is however not ruined and still teachable.
Ian our 13 year old whom didn't start talking until 5 and still has challenges as he was given the label of being slightly autistic on the very wide spectum now he reads from the bible and shares the good news in an old folks home and blesses many I never would have thought that I thought my child would never speak.
Matthew our 10 year old the child whom has to have the last word and is very stubborn he has the gift of art and drawing I love that , he also has the mind of his father when it comes to computers he was born knowing what to do seriously lol ............................
Noah our 8 year old very smart above average on test scores however he is my strong willed child yet can be so loving and sweet he also loves our holiday traditions all of them and always makes sure we do them as close to those traditions as possible every year after year.
Then there is our Daniel our 6 year old whom has just recently been confirmed to also having austism and is low on the spectrum charts as well however does indeed have it. He also learned to talk late and is still trying to learn to read yet doing very well lots better. I have to say though
he is a sandpaper child and one day I shall share more he loves Jesus already though.
Then there is Joshua our 5 year old yes these two are the closest in age which makes for some difficulties for sure, He is precious yet also a sandpaper child. His brother and he fight alot due to being so close in age. He is so sweet though and is awesome big brother to next in line Bella he also always tries hard to get everyones attention and be funny and cute all the time.
Last yet not least of the clane is our IsaBella 3 1/2 year old princess the one I pray I will mess up on the least because of many lessons already learned oh please Lord. she is a handful she is so smart and always learning quickly (because she wants to do as sliblings do) she is my little sponge right now so I pray I don't waste these important opportunities with busyness. They all have different learning styles as well which is good to know so you can help strengthen those areas and encourage them. I think the biggest thing I am learing and have been learning over the years is not to compare to never lose sight that they are HIS not mine and I am not promised the length of time I am able to spend with them so I want to make the best of everyday as if it were the last we just never know when it may very well be our last. Also to remain teachable as a mom and never pridefully think I have all the answers (I so do not)
to know as each season brings changes some joyful some hardships to remain on bended knee
I have to admit earlier this week when my two boys (8 and 10 year olds) had the day from down under I had my guards down not expecting that to occur and it totally through me for a loop ,made me dig deep and get honest when was the last time you prayed really prayed in detail for these two in paticular I have to say I was convicted and guilty. It also reminded me that because we are doing this study as mom's SATAN will attack and make us feel less than capable mother's so let's be prepared for that and remember to stay armored up. God Bless you all and may He multiply our efforts as mom's in every season we may find ourselves in today.
Until next time,
Cindy
"train your child in the way he shall go and when he is old he shall not depart from it."
prov.22:6
Saturday, October 11, 2008
.......YES I HAVE NOW BEEN TAGGED!!!
Ok I have been tagged by my friend Kristin and have limited time however wanted to play so here it goes at least 7 facts about myself:
1) I love to collect tea pots and tea cups with the plates to match I have passion for this and love tea.
2) my favorite color is purple however I do love the turquoise and blue combo and the pink and brown combo.
3) I grew up near the beach in California and LOVE Huntington Beach it is my favorite , if I could afford to have a house on the beach I so would.
4) I am not a cook cant cook at all.... I do however cook I just stick to what I know and dont try alot of new things.
5) I have only been scrapbooking for 3 years and I am loving it . I t is becoming a passion of mine.
6) I have been with my husband for 12 years 11 of those years married in fact our anniversary
is this month on the 19th we have 7 great kiddo's in which we homeschool.
7) ok this may shock you all I didnt get my driver license until I was ..................................24
I know crazy isnt it I have to say there is a whole story behind that I will share with you on another blog some day lol !!!!!
1) I love to collect tea pots and tea cups with the plates to match I have passion for this and love tea.
2) my favorite color is purple however I do love the turquoise and blue combo and the pink and brown combo.
3) I grew up near the beach in California and LOVE Huntington Beach it is my favorite , if I could afford to have a house on the beach I so would.
4) I am not a cook cant cook at all.... I do however cook I just stick to what I know and dont try alot of new things.
5) I have only been scrapbooking for 3 years and I am loving it . I t is becoming a passion of mine.
6) I have been with my husband for 12 years 11 of those years married in fact our anniversary
is this month on the 19th we have 7 great kiddo's in which we homeschool.
7) ok this may shock you all I didnt get my driver license until I was ..................................24
I know crazy isnt it I have to say there is a whole story behind that I will share with you on another blog some day lol !!!!!
Monday, September 29, 2008
"The Battle is The Lord's"
Hello Friends,
You know I cant really put into words just how amazing the retreat truly was.......I have to say for me this was the best retreat yet. It was just amazing........I have to say the favorite for me was the quiet times I am sorry I loved the rest however that was my alone time with just me and my daddy my "Abba Father" it was so amazing to just be still before my King and really hear from Him in an amazing kind of way no worries, no kiddo's in the background, no responsibilities lurking, just the beautiful hot springs and the nice weather the awesome view it was amazing. Before I left I was very overwhelmed there are many changes taking place in my life right now some in which I cannot share at this time and some a few already may know of anyhow I have been in a health battle and am to scared to go to a doctor (not with eating) I know ridiculous, then my parents were just here and left the Tuesday of the retreat week before they left they dropped a bit of a bomb on us and that gave me lots to ponder and pray as well as seek God's will for our lives, then in middle of week I sat down to catch up on the news which as for most of you .....you know I dont do the news can't it has never been my thing dont like to watch it so I was clued into Presidential things as well as finding out our bank(WAMU) has just been seized by government and bought out by "CHASE" in which my husband and I do not like at all.
So I have to say I became overly overwhelmed and scared and wanted Greg to go get any and all monies out and keep at home of course he disagrees so that was issue...... I NOW AT THIS POINT AM FRANTIC and told Greg see this is why I dont watch news I cant stand it. I finally went to the Lord in prayer and realized that it was all warfare as I was about to leave in two days on retreat so I calmed down some what I have to admit though that I was still ,fearful,
nervous, scared, and worried just not as bad. You see I wanted to have a plan of action I wanted answers........ was that God's plan NOPE it was a plan of my FLESH. As I got to the retreat the Lord was already beginning a work in my heart and it just continued to unfold as the weekend unfolded our retreat as you all know was titled "VICTORY IN CHRIST" wow how amazing is God on His timing ????? I am continually amazed at how the Lord works everything in His ways and His perfect timing ........Amber had no idea the state of our fading world and how things may have unfolded in a year however God did and He gave her the perfect Retreat for the perfect time His TIME I am thankful we are in a church in which the Pastor and his amazing wife obey the Lord's calling and seek His face for all they do. This title came at God's perfect timing as the world around us (in my opinion) is now fading away more quickly than ever before and many of us are fretting and worried at times it is hard not to..............................HOWEVER we really need not to because the battle belongs to Christ alone it is not ours to pick up and try to win it has been won already by the "KING OF KING'S" so we should be celebrating cause it is done over with thanks to Jesus. I wanted to see results and see that our monies would be ok and no one can touch it and the Lord said am not I your Father in Heaven Have not I promised to NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU I ANSWERED............................. OF COURSE LORD THEN WHY THE WORRY IN THE PASSING I HAVE PROMISED TO MEET YOUR EVERY NEED
AND THAT IS WHAT I SHALL DO ....................duh how can I have been so lame ummmmmm
my flesh, praise God He shows mercy on me, how often I forget that it is He whom is in control of my life not me, me, me ,me oh whoops. See it doesnt matter whom becomes President or what bank carries our money or what goes on in the day to day news I am as well as all His children just passing through this crazy place awaiting something more beautiful so as the world around us continually fades
away and the cross comes closer and closer to our view may we not become restless in the things that are out of our control and find peace in knowing our Lord sees our lives He knows our needs and has promised to meet each one right where we are.... does that make life easy ??? NO however it does give us peace knowing that this for us is all temporal we are just passing on through until we meet our Lord praise the Lord!!!!! Now we all have many different battles going on right now, it may be the worry of our fading world, it may be a failing marriage, or
the salvation of family weighing heavy on your hearts, it may be personal, there are 100's more
just know the way to find true "VICTORY" in any of these area's is to let go and let God just lay your battle at the foot of the cross and allow Him to care for you...... real victory is His accomplishment not our's the battle belong's to the Lord. We need to trust He will meet our every need (not greed my friends) we need to stay in His word daily to fight off the attacks the enemy will continue to throw at us and take everything to God in prayer and trust Him alone to provide.
I read this in the little book we receieved at the retreat it says this:
"THE SECRET OF VICTORY IS NOT PRAYING, BUT PRAISING; NOT ASKING, BUT THANKING" may we remember to be praising and thanking our King on a daily basis!!!
I leave you with this which was also found in this great book in which is called:
"VICTORY IN CHRIST" by Charles Trumbull
"PERILS OF THE VICTORIOUS LIFE"
In the truly victorious life, the Christian believer, having put on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:11) moves forward under the protection of the shield of faith, wherewith he is able to quench ALL the fiery darts of the evil one (6:16).
God's word is absolute on the completeness of the victory that is the experience of every child of God who trusts wholly in Christ for that victory. It's not a once-for -all victory, but a moment-by-moment victory as the believer remains "looking unto Jesus,as the author and finisher of our faith." (Hebrews 12:2)
awesome book please read if you have not already started and those who didnt get to go see if our library at CCGV can get you a copy I am sure it is possible.
Father we thank you for you the amazing "CREATOR" you are Lord and Father I ask you to forgive me of my doubt and wash me anew Father I pray that as we look to You alone and knowing that makes the enemy more fired up that you would remind us to put on that armor because as we put our complete trust in you for Victory in our lives we know that puts us on the frontline trenches of Christian warfare and the attacks it brings may you give us the strength needed to come through those attacks stronger than ever Father I pray that there is not one person reading this whom feels as if there battle is just to bad and to hard for them to get out of because we know Lord that that to is a lie from the enemy because we can do "ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHOM STRENGTHENS US"
so Father I pray you be there strength right now and give us all peace in this fading dieing world Father we love you and are so grateful that our Victory is found in you Praise you Lord Jesus for the gift of Victory and the freedom it brings
I love and praise you Jesus Name amen
Until Next Time,
God Bless,
Cindy
You know I cant really put into words just how amazing the retreat truly was.......I have to say for me this was the best retreat yet. It was just amazing........I have to say the favorite for me was the quiet times I am sorry I loved the rest however that was my alone time with just me and my daddy my "Abba Father" it was so amazing to just be still before my King and really hear from Him in an amazing kind of way no worries, no kiddo's in the background, no responsibilities lurking, just the beautiful hot springs and the nice weather the awesome view it was amazing. Before I left I was very overwhelmed there are many changes taking place in my life right now some in which I cannot share at this time and some a few already may know of anyhow I have been in a health battle and am to scared to go to a doctor (not with eating) I know ridiculous, then my parents were just here and left the Tuesday of the retreat week before they left they dropped a bit of a bomb on us and that gave me lots to ponder and pray as well as seek God's will for our lives, then in middle of week I sat down to catch up on the news which as for most of you .....you know I dont do the news can't it has never been my thing dont like to watch it so I was clued into Presidential things as well as finding out our bank(WAMU) has just been seized by government and bought out by "CHASE" in which my husband and I do not like at all.
So I have to say I became overly overwhelmed and scared and wanted Greg to go get any and all monies out and keep at home of course he disagrees so that was issue...... I NOW AT THIS POINT AM FRANTIC and told Greg see this is why I dont watch news I cant stand it. I finally went to the Lord in prayer and realized that it was all warfare as I was about to leave in two days on retreat so I calmed down some what I have to admit though that I was still ,fearful,
nervous, scared, and worried just not as bad. You see I wanted to have a plan of action I wanted answers........ was that God's plan NOPE it was a plan of my FLESH. As I got to the retreat the Lord was already beginning a work in my heart and it just continued to unfold as the weekend unfolded our retreat as you all know was titled "VICTORY IN CHRIST" wow how amazing is God on His timing ????? I am continually amazed at how the Lord works everything in His ways and His perfect timing ........Amber had no idea the state of our fading world and how things may have unfolded in a year however God did and He gave her the perfect Retreat for the perfect time His TIME I am thankful we are in a church in which the Pastor and his amazing wife obey the Lord's calling and seek His face for all they do. This title came at God's perfect timing as the world around us (in my opinion) is now fading away more quickly than ever before and many of us are fretting and worried at times it is hard not to..............................HOWEVER we really need not to because the battle belongs to Christ alone it is not ours to pick up and try to win it has been won already by the "KING OF KING'S" so we should be celebrating cause it is done over with thanks to Jesus. I wanted to see results and see that our monies would be ok and no one can touch it and the Lord said am not I your Father in Heaven Have not I promised to NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU I ANSWERED............................. OF COURSE LORD THEN WHY THE WORRY IN THE PASSING I HAVE PROMISED TO MEET YOUR EVERY NEED
AND THAT IS WHAT I SHALL DO ....................duh how can I have been so lame ummmmmm
my flesh, praise God He shows mercy on me, how often I forget that it is He whom is in control of my life not me, me, me ,me oh whoops. See it doesnt matter whom becomes President or what bank carries our money or what goes on in the day to day news I am as well as all His children just passing through this crazy place awaiting something more beautiful so as the world around us continually fades
away and the cross comes closer and closer to our view may we not become restless in the things that are out of our control and find peace in knowing our Lord sees our lives He knows our needs and has promised to meet each one right where we are.... does that make life easy ??? NO however it does give us peace knowing that this for us is all temporal we are just passing on through until we meet our Lord praise the Lord!!!!! Now we all have many different battles going on right now, it may be the worry of our fading world, it may be a failing marriage, or
the salvation of family weighing heavy on your hearts, it may be personal, there are 100's more
just know the way to find true "VICTORY" in any of these area's is to let go and let God just lay your battle at the foot of the cross and allow Him to care for you...... real victory is His accomplishment not our's the battle belong's to the Lord. We need to trust He will meet our every need (not greed my friends) we need to stay in His word daily to fight off the attacks the enemy will continue to throw at us and take everything to God in prayer and trust Him alone to provide.
I read this in the little book we receieved at the retreat it says this:
"THE SECRET OF VICTORY IS NOT PRAYING, BUT PRAISING; NOT ASKING, BUT THANKING" may we remember to be praising and thanking our King on a daily basis!!!
I leave you with this which was also found in this great book in which is called:
"VICTORY IN CHRIST" by Charles Trumbull
"PERILS OF THE VICTORIOUS LIFE"
In the truly victorious life, the Christian believer, having put on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:11) moves forward under the protection of the shield of faith, wherewith he is able to quench ALL the fiery darts of the evil one (6:16).
God's word is absolute on the completeness of the victory that is the experience of every child of God who trusts wholly in Christ for that victory. It's not a once-for -all victory, but a moment-by-moment victory as the believer remains "looking unto Jesus,as the author and finisher of our faith." (Hebrews 12:2)
awesome book please read if you have not already started and those who didnt get to go see if our library at CCGV can get you a copy I am sure it is possible.
Father we thank you for you the amazing "CREATOR" you are Lord and Father I ask you to forgive me of my doubt and wash me anew Father I pray that as we look to You alone and knowing that makes the enemy more fired up that you would remind us to put on that armor because as we put our complete trust in you for Victory in our lives we know that puts us on the frontline trenches of Christian warfare and the attacks it brings may you give us the strength needed to come through those attacks stronger than ever Father I pray that there is not one person reading this whom feels as if there battle is just to bad and to hard for them to get out of because we know Lord that that to is a lie from the enemy because we can do "ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHOM STRENGTHENS US"
so Father I pray you be there strength right now and give us all peace in this fading dieing world Father we love you and are so grateful that our Victory is found in you Praise you Lord Jesus for the gift of Victory and the freedom it brings
I love and praise you Jesus Name amen
Until Next Time,
God Bless,
Cindy
Sunday, September 21, 2008
The Love Of Our Lord..................
Hello Friends,
As many of you know , the Bible study is back in full swing. I am excited to see the mighty work of our Lord for each of us doing the study. As you know it is on the Book of Ruth which is an awesome love story of all times. Nancy had said something in the video that makes me sad ...that is that so many feel isolated and alone even in our churches today. I pray that if any of us find ourselves feeling that way that we allow the Lord to work in our hearts and get to the root issue of why we are feeling this way as well as realize we are "NEVER" alone with God :
"THE STEADFAST LOVE OF THE LORD NEVER CEASES; HIS MERCIES NEVER COME TO AN END." (found on page 21 of our "Ruth books" upper right corner) the Lord is always there for us and His Love can never be taken from us. Some thing that touched me was on the bottom of page 20:
The Meaning Of Genuine Love: the purest kind of love is completely selfless and unconditional .
Only GOD can love perfectly. As long as we are clothed in human flesh, our love will be imperfect.
I think if we can wrap our minds around that and realize in and of ourselves we can love no one this way and no one can love us this way(outside of God) then we can be more forgiving and less lonely as we find those around us are just as imperfect as we all are. We love others alot of the time based on feelings and feelings as we know often lie to us in fact: "feelings rise and fall, but genuine love endures." (page 21 in book) I pray we all find that genuine love and may we all be touched mightily through the word of God as we study the book of Ruth...................................
As many of you are doing I will be preparing to go to the retreat this weekend due to that and my hectic schedule I will not be posting until some time after the retreat. I pray we all have a week filled with no warfare and all goes effortlessly when at retreat:
Father I pray a mighty work is done this weekend I pray hearts will be changed for a life time.
I pray we would not just hear the message that will come forth however that each of us would live that message in our day to day lives. I pray Lord for travel mercies and for the women to be blessed beyond measure each one of them. Father I pray this as well as many other things in Jesus name amen
until next time..............................
Cindy
As many of you know , the Bible study is back in full swing. I am excited to see the mighty work of our Lord for each of us doing the study. As you know it is on the Book of Ruth which is an awesome love story of all times. Nancy had said something in the video that makes me sad ...that is that so many feel isolated and alone even in our churches today. I pray that if any of us find ourselves feeling that way that we allow the Lord to work in our hearts and get to the root issue of why we are feeling this way as well as realize we are "NEVER" alone with God :
"THE STEADFAST LOVE OF THE LORD NEVER CEASES; HIS MERCIES NEVER COME TO AN END." (found on page 21 of our "Ruth books" upper right corner) the Lord is always there for us and His Love can never be taken from us. Some thing that touched me was on the bottom of page 20:
The Meaning Of Genuine Love: the purest kind of love is completely selfless and unconditional .
Only GOD can love perfectly. As long as we are clothed in human flesh, our love will be imperfect.
I think if we can wrap our minds around that and realize in and of ourselves we can love no one this way and no one can love us this way(outside of God) then we can be more forgiving and less lonely as we find those around us are just as imperfect as we all are. We love others alot of the time based on feelings and feelings as we know often lie to us in fact: "feelings rise and fall, but genuine love endures." (page 21 in book) I pray we all find that genuine love and may we all be touched mightily through the word of God as we study the book of Ruth...................................
As many of you are doing I will be preparing to go to the retreat this weekend due to that and my hectic schedule I will not be posting until some time after the retreat. I pray we all have a week filled with no warfare and all goes effortlessly when at retreat:
Father I pray a mighty work is done this weekend I pray hearts will be changed for a life time.
I pray we would not just hear the message that will come forth however that each of us would live that message in our day to day lives. I pray Lord for travel mercies and for the women to be blessed beyond measure each one of them. Father I pray this as well as many other things in Jesus name amen
until next time..............................
Cindy
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
What's New With Homeschool????
Hello my bloggie friends,
How are you all doing?? We have had our good days and more challenging days for sure however this has been a little bit of a fun week. I LOVE THE FALL..........
I mean I really love it so we couldnt wait to get started on Fall crafts (oh did I mention my kiddo's love Fall too???) SO my house has pumpkins hanging from the ceiling and paper plate crafts covered in leaves it has been so fun and it is only just the beginning for us I am a bit crazy but my kids love it especially when we share the fun with friends and family. I dont know about you guys but I am so ready for the cold and the fall fashions my fav. hee-hee!!
My days are hectic but I am making my way and feeling real good with how much we accomplish on a day to day basis we dont always get everything in ....HOWEVER what is getting in is sticking and to us that is the MOST IMPORTANT. Spanish has been difficult however my kids love it and are having fun with it I think I am the one struggling the most go figure lol. Well that is all for now I have been busy and want to stay focused so I will blog here and there when I can and not be stressed about it. I am planning Lord willing on doing the women's Bible study and the Mom's once a month so lots of time in the word and doing homework just pray I keep my eyes on Him with all I do thanks ladies!
God Bless each of you and may He multiply your efforts abundantly until next time.........................................................................................................................
Cindy
How are you all doing?? We have had our good days and more challenging days for sure however this has been a little bit of a fun week. I LOVE THE FALL..........
I mean I really love it so we couldnt wait to get started on Fall crafts (oh did I mention my kiddo's love Fall too???) SO my house has pumpkins hanging from the ceiling and paper plate crafts covered in leaves it has been so fun and it is only just the beginning for us I am a bit crazy but my kids love it especially when we share the fun with friends and family. I dont know about you guys but I am so ready for the cold and the fall fashions my fav. hee-hee!!
My days are hectic but I am making my way and feeling real good with how much we accomplish on a day to day basis we dont always get everything in ....HOWEVER what is getting in is sticking and to us that is the MOST IMPORTANT. Spanish has been difficult however my kids love it and are having fun with it I think I am the one struggling the most go figure lol. Well that is all for now I have been busy and want to stay focused so I will blog here and there when I can and not be stressed about it. I am planning Lord willing on doing the women's Bible study and the Mom's once a month so lots of time in the word and doing homework just pray I keep my eyes on Him with all I do thanks ladies!
God Bless each of you and may He multiply your efforts abundantly until next time.........................................................................................................................
Cindy
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Homeschool Challenges.........................
Well my friends can you believe most of us are at the end of our 3rd week??? where oh where does the time go. I have had a few challenges along the way starting with my best student to this date not wanting to cooperate with the rules this year and he is an older one I was expecting some of that with the 5 year old not the older sibling. I have learned that you just dont know from year to year it is different each time.................. and you have your better years for sure.
I am homeschooling all seven this year yes even the 3 year old! She is ready it helps having 6 siblings ahead of you it tends to motivate you to want to know as much as they do so we are taking full advantage of this while we can lol. My two oldest are doing ok with their Math we started with some stuff from last year they were not doing well so really wanted to go back and go over concepts make sure they were understanding all there was to know before moving on.
please keep the older ones in your prayers that the Lord gives them eyes to see and ears to hear and that it would be truly applied to their brains. Lets see some have asked for my schedule this year so here it goes:
5:00 a.m.- I hear the dreaded alarm clock (lol)
5:00-5:30- I have half hour quiet time(only first half)
5:30- 6:30 - GYM
6:30 - 7:15 - the rest of my quiet time(7:00 kid's up and I fed them)
7:15- 7:30- PRAYER (kiddo's cleaning and getting themselves dressed and prepared)
7:30-8:00- get anything ready for the morning and going over kid's devotion
8:00-8:45- Bible/ devotion seat work
8:45 -9:30- Math
9:30- 10:15 - Reading
10:15-11:00- Science
11:00-11:45- History
11:45- 12:30- Big Kid's do seat work while I tend to little guys
12:30- 1:00- LUNCH
1:00- 2:00- Spelling/ English/anything not done
we are all done by 2:15 at the latest ............... well on the good days that is lol.
from 2:00-3:00 it is play outside time and 3:00-4:00 put house in order 4:00-5:00
the only hour my children watch T.V. all day long during the week PRAISE THE LORD
5:00-6:00 PREPARE SUPPER
6:00- 6:30ish EAT
6:30-7:00 CLEAN DISHES AND MESS
7:00-8:00 Daddy is on bath duty praise God thank you Daddy
8:00-8:30 Bed process...... teeth, read,devotion,prayer.....
8:30-8:45 LIGHT'S OUT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
9:00 -????? MY NIGHT BEGINS cleaning or blogging or catching up on e-mails or doing projects or spending some time with hubby lights out most nights 11:00p.m. and yes start at 5:00 the very next morning!!!
some of you have said you dont know how I do it well guess what me neither It is all the Lord
also I have always been this way go go go and hardly on any sleep however it is getting harder as the years go on and I become older and older bummer I know. Any how we all have to find our families balance and what work and what doesnt work so just continue to pray and dont lose heart my friends you will reap a harvest sooner or later. God Bless you all
Until next time my hearts and prayers go out to each of you,
cindy
I am homeschooling all seven this year yes even the 3 year old! She is ready it helps having 6 siblings ahead of you it tends to motivate you to want to know as much as they do so we are taking full advantage of this while we can lol. My two oldest are doing ok with their Math we started with some stuff from last year they were not doing well so really wanted to go back and go over concepts make sure they were understanding all there was to know before moving on.
please keep the older ones in your prayers that the Lord gives them eyes to see and ears to hear and that it would be truly applied to their brains. Lets see some have asked for my schedule this year so here it goes:
5:00 a.m.- I hear the dreaded alarm clock (lol)
5:00-5:30- I have half hour quiet time(only first half)
5:30- 6:30 - GYM
6:30 - 7:15 - the rest of my quiet time(7:00 kid's up and I fed them)
7:15- 7:30- PRAYER (kiddo's cleaning and getting themselves dressed and prepared)
7:30-8:00- get anything ready for the morning and going over kid's devotion
8:00-8:45- Bible/ devotion seat work
8:45 -9:30- Math
9:30- 10:15 - Reading
10:15-11:00- Science
11:00-11:45- History
11:45- 12:30- Big Kid's do seat work while I tend to little guys
12:30- 1:00- LUNCH
1:00- 2:00- Spelling/ English/anything not done
we are all done by 2:15 at the latest ............... well on the good days that is lol.
from 2:00-3:00 it is play outside time and 3:00-4:00 put house in order 4:00-5:00
the only hour my children watch T.V. all day long during the week PRAISE THE LORD
5:00-6:00 PREPARE SUPPER
6:00- 6:30ish EAT
6:30-7:00 CLEAN DISHES AND MESS
7:00-8:00 Daddy is on bath duty praise God thank you Daddy
8:00-8:30 Bed process...... teeth, read,devotion,prayer.....
8:30-8:45 LIGHT'S OUT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
9:00 -????? MY NIGHT BEGINS cleaning or blogging or catching up on e-mails or doing projects or spending some time with hubby lights out most nights 11:00p.m. and yes start at 5:00 the very next morning!!!
some of you have said you dont know how I do it well guess what me neither It is all the Lord
also I have always been this way go go go and hardly on any sleep however it is getting harder as the years go on and I become older and older bummer I know. Any how we all have to find our families balance and what work and what doesnt work so just continue to pray and dont lose heart my friends you will reap a harvest sooner or later. God Bless you all
Until next time my hearts and prayers go out to each of you,
cindy
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